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There Was No Famine in Gaza - according to Famine Review Groups' Own Data
(Times of Israel) Jeremy Sharon - A review conducted by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) into allegations that famine and severe malnutrition were widespread in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas has found that famine did not break out, according to the figures of the international famine review bodies that made the claims. The review found that these organizations used "incomplete or inaccurate data," inconsistent methodological standards, failed to take into account new data, and displayed "potential bias" in how it interpreted and presented the information it had. These groups' data were used as evidence by the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court prosecutor in legal proceedings against Israel. Yet UKLFI's review found that there was no famine in Gaza during the war, as defined by Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) standards. In addition, levels of acute malnutrition were only marginally higher than pre-war figures. These errors resulted from overlooking significant sources of food supply, IPC misclassifying its own data, and using an incorrect baseline figure for pre-war acute malnutrition.